The Syracuse Crunch has been a good team in the comfy confines of the Onondaga County War Memorial this season with a 8-3-1-1 record.

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Away from the old barn? Yeah, not so much. 2-12-1-1

Crunch head coach Ross Yates joined me "On the Block" on ESPN Radio 1260 on Thursday to talk about that and more.

"The coaching staff, we have banged our head on the wall many a day trying to figure, you know, such a discrepancy in our stats. Goals for, goals against, wins at home as opposed to the road. I have to take some of the blame, the players have to take some of the blame, but we really have to get better at it. We're allowing way too many goals on the road."

The Crunch have two at home this weekend before heading out on a stretch where 9 of 10 games will be away from home after Christmas.

Ross also talked about the return of Derek MacKenzie, why his team hasn't been able to beat Rochester this season (0-7), and more. Take a listen to the full podcast below.

Brent Axe is also the host of "On the Block" heard weekdays from 3-6 p.m. on ESPN Radio 1260 in Syracuse. The show is simulcast on TV on Time Warner Cable Sports. You can listen to the sow online by clicking right here.